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The electric system improvements to Ann Arbor region will enhance the reliability of electric service to the area and create additional capacity to support growth throughout the region. Construction continues on schedule and is anticipated to be completed by early 2019.

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ITC Holdings Inc. and CIPCO share an integrated system area in Iowa to transmit electricity to residents in both rural and urban areas. Gary Slaby, vice president utility operations for CIPCO, details the partnership and its benefits.

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A Modern Power Grid

WIRES recently applauded the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) decision to proceed on Grid Resiliency, asserting that a robust transmission grid offers resource diversity and operational flexibility that is critically important to prevent, mitigate and recover from service disruptions.

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ITC’s operational excellence continues as it recorded a .5 incident rate in 2017 compared to the EEI average of 1.5. The lost work day rate at .15 was also considerably lower than the EEI average of .45.

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ITC partnered with the Michigan Science Center to host a special Arbor Day program for students throughout Michigan. The program will highlight the museum’s new ECHO Distance Learning Program that uses video conferencing to connect classrooms to a museum educator in real time.

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ITC Great Plains Secures Siting Approval For Transmission Project

Jul 14, 2009

TOPEKA, Kan., July 14, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- In a decision that will facilitate the availability of reliable, renewable energy to consumers, ITC Great Plains LLC (ITC Great Plains) today received siting approval from the Kansas Corporate Commission (KCC) to build the first phase of its 345-kilovolt (kV) Kansas Electric Transmission Authority (KETA) project. This first phase of the project involves the construction of an 89-mile transmission line between Spearville and Hays, Kan.

The KCC siting approval is a critical step in allowing ITC Great Plains to pursue the KETA project, a 215-mile long transmission line that will run between Spearville and Axtell, Neb. The siting decision follows the KCC's March 12, 2008 decision granting ITC Great Plains application to amend its Certificate of Public Convenience and Authority to "construct, own and operate" the KETA project transmission facilities in Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Rush, Ellis, Rooks and Phillips Counties.

"We're pleased with the Commission's decision and are ready to continue moving forward with this critical regional transmission project," said Carl Huslig, president, ITC Great Plains. "The KETA project will help provide affordable power for Kansans and Southwest Power Pool (SPP), while bolstering the reliability of our regional transmission grid and will allow for the further development of wind power in the region."

The KCC decision supports an ongoing effort by ITC Great Plains, a subsidiary of Novi, Mich. based ITC Holdings Corp., to address the state's energy challenges -- including a lack of transmission capacity between western and eastern Kansas and the absence of an energy grid to support wind development -- by investing in new, high voltage electric infrastructure. The decision provides additional backing for ITC Great Plains to continue developing and implementing an ambitious regional transmission plan within the SPP region founded upon open access to the grid and collaboration with key energy stakeholders.

"We commend the Commission for recognizing that this project will help the state address infrastructure challenges, achieve energy certainty and position Kansas as a primary supplier of clean, renewable power throughout the Midwest," Huslig said.

The siting permit was conditioned upon ITC Great Plains obtaining the authorization to construct the project from SPP. ITC Great Plains is in the process of securing this authorization, as well as other remaining regulatory approvals, to build the first phase of the project while also pursuing the development of the second phase of the project, which will run from Hays, Kan. to the Nebraska border. The final segment of the project from the Nebraska border to Axtell, Neb. will be completed by Nebraska Public Power District.

The cost for ITC Great Plains' portion of the KETA project is currently estimated to be approximately $200 million. The first phase of the project represents approximately $90 million of this total.

About ITC Holdings Corp.

ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC) invests in the electricity transmission grid to improve electric reliability, improve access to markets, and lower the overall cost of delivered energy. ITC is the largest independent electricity transmission company in the country. Through its subsidiaries, ITCTransmission, Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC) and ITC Midwest LLC, ITC operates regulated, high-voltage transmission systems in Michigan's Lower Peninsula and portions of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri serving a combined peak load in excess of 25,000 megawatts. ITC is also focused on new areas where significant transmission system improvements are needed through subsidiaries ITC Grid Development, ITC Great Plains and ITC Panhandle Transmission. For more information, please visit: http://www.itc-holdings.com. (itc-ITC)

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ITC Great Plains Secures Siting Approval For Transmission Project

Jul 14, 2009

TOPEKA, Kan., July 14, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- In a decision that will facilitate the availability of reliable, renewable energy to consumers, ITC Great Plains LLC (ITC Great Plains) today received siting approval from the Kansas Corporate Commission (KCC) to build the first phase of its 345-kilovolt (kV) Kansas Electric Transmission Authority (KETA) project. This first phase of the project involves the construction of an 89-mile transmission line between Spearville and Hays, Kan.

The KCC siting approval is a critical step in allowing ITC Great Plains to pursue the KETA project, a 215-mile long transmission line that will run between Spearville and Axtell, Neb. The siting decision follows the KCC's March 12, 2008 decision granting ITC Great Plains application to amend its Certificate of Public Convenience and Authority to "construct, own and operate" the KETA project transmission facilities in Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Rush, Ellis, Rooks and Phillips Counties.

"We're pleased with the Commission's decision and are ready to continue moving forward with this critical regional transmission project," said Carl Huslig, president, ITC Great Plains. "The KETA project will help provide affordable power for Kansans and Southwest Power Pool (SPP), while bolstering the reliability of our regional transmission grid and will allow for the further development of wind power in the region."

The KCC decision supports an ongoing effort by ITC Great Plains, a subsidiary of Novi, Mich. based ITC Holdings Corp., to address the state's energy challenges -- including a lack of transmission capacity between western and eastern Kansas and the absence of an energy grid to support wind development -- by investing in new, high voltage electric infrastructure. The decision provides additional backing for ITC Great Plains to continue developing and implementing an ambitious regional transmission plan within the SPP region founded upon open access to the grid and collaboration with key energy stakeholders.

"We commend the Commission for recognizing that this project will help the state address infrastructure challenges, achieve energy certainty and position Kansas as a primary supplier of clean, renewable power throughout the Midwest," Huslig said.

The siting permit was conditioned upon ITC Great Plains obtaining the authorization to construct the project from SPP. ITC Great Plains is in the process of securing this authorization, as well as other remaining regulatory approvals, to build the first phase of the project while also pursuing the development of the second phase of the project, which will run from Hays, Kan. to the Nebraska border. The final segment of the project from the Nebraska border to Axtell, Neb. will be completed by Nebraska Public Power District.

The cost for ITC Great Plains' portion of the KETA project is currently estimated to be approximately $200 million. The first phase of the project represents approximately $90 million of this total.

About ITC Holdings Corp.

ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC) invests in the electricity transmission grid to improve electric reliability, improve access to markets, and lower the overall cost of delivered energy. ITC is the largest independent electricity transmission company in the country. Through its subsidiaries, ITCTransmission, Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC) and ITC Midwest LLC, ITC operates regulated, high-voltage transmission systems in Michigan's Lower Peninsula and portions of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri serving a combined peak load in excess of 25,000 megawatts. ITC is also focused on new areas where significant transmission system improvements are needed through subsidiaries ITC Grid Development, ITC Great Plains and ITC Panhandle Transmission. For more information, please visit: http://www.itc-holdings.com. (itc-ITC)

ITC Great Plains Secures Siting Approval For Transmission Project

Jul 14, 2009

TOPEKA, Kan., July 14, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- In a decision that will facilitate the availability of reliable, renewable energy to consumers, ITC Great Plains LLC (ITC Great Plains) today received siting approval from the Kansas Corporate Commission (KCC) to build the first phase of its 345-kilovolt (kV) Kansas Electric Transmission Authority (KETA) project. This first phase of the project involves the construction of an 89-mile transmission line between Spearville and Hays, Kan.

The KCC siting approval is a critical step in allowing ITC Great Plains to pursue the KETA project, a 215-mile long transmission line that will run between Spearville and Axtell, Neb. The siting decision follows the KCC's March 12, 2008 decision granting ITC Great Plains application to amend its Certificate of Public Convenience and Authority to "construct, own and operate" the KETA project transmission facilities in Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Rush, Ellis, Rooks and Phillips Counties.

"We're pleased with the Commission's decision and are ready to continue moving forward with this critical regional transmission project," said Carl Huslig, president, ITC Great Plains. "The KETA project will help provide affordable power for Kansans and Southwest Power Pool (SPP), while bolstering the reliability of our regional transmission grid and will allow for the further development of wind power in the region."

The KCC decision supports an ongoing effort by ITC Great Plains, a subsidiary of Novi, Mich. based ITC Holdings Corp., to address the state's energy challenges -- including a lack of transmission capacity between western and eastern Kansas and the absence of an energy grid to support wind development -- by investing in new, high voltage electric infrastructure. The decision provides additional backing for ITC Great Plains to continue developing and implementing an ambitious regional transmission plan within the SPP region founded upon open access to the grid and collaboration with key energy stakeholders.

"We commend the Commission for recognizing that this project will help the state address infrastructure challenges, achieve energy certainty and position Kansas as a primary supplier of clean, renewable power throughout the Midwest," Huslig said.

The siting permit was conditioned upon ITC Great Plains obtaining the authorization to construct the project from SPP. ITC Great Plains is in the process of securing this authorization, as well as other remaining regulatory approvals, to build the first phase of the project while also pursuing the development of the second phase of the project, which will run from Hays, Kan. to the Nebraska border. The final segment of the project from the Nebraska border to Axtell, Neb. will be completed by Nebraska Public Power District.

The cost for ITC Great Plains' portion of the KETA project is currently estimated to be approximately $200 million. The first phase of the project represents approximately $90 million of this total.

About ITC Holdings Corp.

ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC) invests in the electricity transmission grid to improve electric reliability, improve access to markets, and lower the overall cost of delivered energy. ITC is the largest independent electricity transmission company in the country. Through its subsidiaries, ITCTransmission, Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC) and ITC Midwest LLC, ITC operates regulated, high-voltage transmission systems in Michigan's Lower Peninsula and portions of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri serving a combined peak load in excess of 25,000 megawatts. ITC is also focused on new areas where significant transmission system improvements are needed through subsidiaries ITC Grid Development, ITC Great Plains and ITC Panhandle Transmission. For more information, please visit: http://www.itc-holdings.com. (itc-ITC)